One Piece:

Truly For You, My Only Prince Charming

"WOW, NAMI! THE ISLAND LOOKS AS AWESOME AS YOU SAID IT WOULD!" Luffy cheered as he leaned on the edge rail of the ship's deck. The rest of the crew, besides Nami of course, stared wide-eyed in amazement out at the land the navigator had chosen for their vacation. The said lady just smiled at the sight of her favourite and easy to spot landmark. Oh, how it was teasing her. Just sitting there while she was stuck on this hunk of wood in the sea that just wouldn't move any faster!

"Yeah well, I wouldn't lie about something as pr—er, presented so nicely. I mean, like you said, it's awesome, and you're just staring at it. Wait 'til we land! Then you'll really understand why I wanted to come here!"

"Is there meat?"

"Is there friendly people?"

"Could I find calamari and tofu here?"

"I need a new sack. Do they have anything strong yet light to carry?"

Everyone seemed to have a question for the spunky red-head.

"Okay okay, one at a time. To answer your question Luffy, since the island is so huge, they have one giant farm that carries about every type of animal you could ever want meat from. So, I think you're covered."

"ALL RIGHT! YA HOO!"

"Chopper, of course there's friendly people there. If not, you've always got me, and the rest of the crew to back you up." She gave the little man a thumbs up and a wink. And he in turn, responded in the same degree.

"Sanji, you could find…"

Zoro stopped listening then so he could concentrate solely on Nami's face. He smiled to himself, he had done a good deed and was proud. Her face just lit up and her voice sounded so calm and eased when she spoke of or looked out at 'her' land. He was glad he talked her into going. It was never to his liking when Nami was displeased. It kind of dampens the mood when you know someone you care about around you is depressed and can't seem to get out of their funk. Or worse, they're lying and saying their fine. Oh, that was a pet peeve. He wanted to avoid that really badly, and he had achieved his goal.

Plus, it was all worth it even more so when he saw her laugh so carefree. This place really seemed to please her, like it was a home to her. He couldn't really remember his home before Kuina, and memories of then began to fade gradually now too, due to time's passing. If he could, he would go back, but he knew he couldn't until he kept his promise to the blue hair girl he missed greatly.

He sighed heavily.

'Even after all this time,' he thought sadly to himself, 'this thought is still able to conjure a twist of flesh in my chest.'

"Zoro?" Luffy's worried call broke his train of thought.

"Huh? Oh, yeah Luffy?" he replied as normal as possible.

"Don't you have a question for Nami? About the island?"

"Yeah actually, I do. Just one: WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET THERE? WE'VE BEEN HEADED TOWARD THIS PLACE SINCE LAST NIGHT! HOW LONG DOES THIS TAKE? IT'S TWO HOURS AFTER NOON!"

"Wait, since last night? Didn't we turn the ship after lunch yesterday?" Usopp reminded.

The swordsman and navigator sweat-dropped at the slip up.

"…Uh-hem, we're only going slower because the wind is blowing against us, not with us. So, you do the math." She answered Zoro gruffly, ignoring Usopp's questions, as she took a seat against the deck wall.

"Yeah, COW-CRAP! Don't yell at Nami! She can't control the wind! (A/N: HELP THEM, SORA-SAMA! Lol (inside joke btwn bffs!) Learn to show kindness to people, even more so to the opposite yet fairer sex! That's probably why you haven't gotten any!"

"Any what?" Zoro asked, sounding puzzled.

"Or maybe it's because of his thick skull," he whispered to his crew, though made it loud enough for the said man to hear, then turned to glare at him, "SEX! THAT'S WHY YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY SEX FROM THE OPPOSITE SEX! OR FROM ANY SEX, FOR THAT MATTER! Or at least, that we know of…"

The rest of the crew "ooh"-ed.

Zoro stood, shocked to the spot, before his eyes turned dark and he bared his teeth at the blonde.

"Oh look, now he's a dog. You must've gotten something then, but maybe not from our species."

Another chorus "ooh".

"THAT'S IT!" Zoro growled loud enough to echo. In one swift motion, he had gripped the top right plank of wood from the wall, which held the boards together, and began to row like an Olympic athlete on steroids. His crew members were falling all around the deck, with Sanji and Luffy almost falling over and Usopp holding Chopper's antlers, who was holding onto the goat head at the point of the bow. Nami was just bolting herself down in her seated position.

Three…

Two…

One!

The S.S. Merry Go came to an abrupt halt. Everyone went flying forward and end up in a crazy pile on Chopper's hat. It took everyone three to five seconds to get out of shock and open their eyes as Zoro called to them.

"Hey," he said in his usual tone, "we're here."

They all blinked with blank expressions, then jumped up anime style and were staring out in the same direction they had been only…twenty seconds earlier. Except Chopper who was still plastered against the floor.

MAJOR SWEAT-DROP!

Their faithful ship, which was currently falling apart on the right side due to missing boards thanks to Zoro and had a trail leaking through he ocean, was perfectly docked at the East dock of the island. People who worked with the ships stared frightened at the wooden travel device that could have ran them over if it moved closer by one centimeter exactly. They stayed like that for almost a minute before Zoro's cough made them jump and turn to him.

"Can we get going now? Instead of staring at it, why not get on it and experience it? Dammit, I get us here faster and all you do is stare at it like we were still out at sea. C'mon! Let's get going or you're al gonna force me to toss Sanji overboard."

Nami smiled wholeheartedly.

"All right, crew! You heard the man! Let's have some fun!"

"YEAH!" the rest agreed, including Sanji who just ignored the aqua-green hair man.

And in three seconds flat, Luffy, Usopp and Sanji were over the ship's side and running down the docking area, straight for town. Zoro was about to go after them, until Nami caught his attention.

"Um, hey Zoro? What are we gonna do about the little squashed unconscious reindeer man on our ship?" she was clearly referring to the Merry Go's doctor, who had been knocked out when everyone fell on him.

Zoro sweat-dropped.

"…Uh, we'll leave him and come back. Besides, we still have to find out where we'll be staying while we're here. I ain't staying on a boat when there are potentially good inns around."

"But…what if he wakes up while we're gone? Won't he get scared and think we abandoned him?"

"...But we didn't! We'll just say…we went to get him a doctor."

"Zoro, he's a doctor."

"….Right," sweat drop. " …So, we'll just say we went after Luffy, who thought he smelt meat and ran off like a mad man. We didn't want to lose sight of him so we all chased him and…yeah, that sucks. ( sigh ) I just want to get out there! C'mon! He won't know if we're quick! First, you and I will find an inn, then will bring him to where we're staying and leave him a note or something! Can I just get on the island? PLEASE?"

Nami sighed heavily, but nodded in agreement.

"I guess there is nothing else we can do since he is out like a light. But let's just leave him a note now in case he wakes up while we're looking, okay?"

Zoro looked agitated, and impatient since he was tapping his foot uncontrollably, but softly barked a yes. Nami ran in and out of the ship's lower level in less than a minute and had already begun her letter. She just signed it and handed it to Zoro as she came back up, him giving her a confused expression.

"So he knows I'm not lying." She explained.

"Oh, okay. But doesn't he trust you by now?"

"Yeah, but when you're left alone with a note and you have loneliness issues, a little reassurance is better then none." Zoro handed her the note at the end of her answer. Which she left on the boy's stomach before heading toward the dock.

Zoro stopped Nami when she reached the ship's rail and jumped onto the wooden landing first. Then he held out his hand to her, without saying a word. She blinked a few times, unsure of his reasoning or what to do, but decided to go along with it and smile.

"Why thank you, kind sir." She teased as she delicately took his hand.

"Of course, milady." He answered with something very similar to one of Luffy's smirks.

'Oh yeah,' Nami thought as she placed one leg, followed by the other, ever so slowly over the rail, trying to give Zoro…a little tease of skin, 'Last night I was his captain. I can't believe I forgot about that. Well, I did wake up in my own bed and thought it was a dream. But I guess he carried me down afterward. Aww, how sweet o-oh no!'

Nami couldn't continue her thought because she had lost her footing and began to slip. She tried her best to hold on to the boat, to hold her balance, but Zoro shouted, "NO! If you do that, you'll in the water below you!" referring to the water between the boat and dock, since the Merry Go hadn't exactly been hooked up yet.

So, she did as she was told and let go…

And she fell…

Softly…

…On an aqua-green colored hair swordsman. She landed her head right under his chin, clutching her self with both her hands and completely forgetting one of his was intertwined with hers.

It took Nami more time to get over it, because Zoro was up already, sitting with her in his lap and glaring at the top of her head.

"You see?" he growled while he scolded, "That's why you don't act like a china doll when getting off the boat. You're suppose to take my hand and grip it so I can pull you over. Next time, worry less about your nails and thighs and do it properly!"

"…You wanted to hold my hand that badly?" she asked him in a childish voice, no tease evident, now turning her head up to look at him.

!BLUSH!

"N-no! I'm just saying you wouldn't have run the risk of getting injured if you hadn't had done it like that!"

"Done what? Move my legs at an angle so you could look up my skirt?"

"N-NAMI!"

"You know, the way you say that, it kinda sounds…dirty."

"Na-miiiiiiii…" he growled at her angrily. She was making a fool out of him! After all he had done? Why, he oughta…

"Uh-hem," the two companions turned to see an old bald man with glasses coughing to them, "You need to pay three berries to dock your boat here, please."

Nami pulled out her pouch silently and gave him what he asked for. The man took it graciously with a shaky hand and smiled. "Thank you kindly," he praised, "I don't like asking for a fee, but it his rules. And we can't disobey him y'kn—"

"O-of course not!" Nami chimed in, "Let's just keep things happy and smooth, right?"

The old man smiled wider. "Right!" he agreed and turned his back to walk off.

When he reached the wooden stairs of the dock that led up to the island, he called back down to the two enticed Merry Go members.

"Just one more thing; don't do anything on my dock please, If you don't mind." And he went on his way.

"…S-see! Look what you did! Now that man thinks we were doing something inappropriate! We better go find him and set the record straight!" Zoro squealed, filled with rage at the young girl who still hadn't moved.

"Say," she whispered after returning to Earth from her little zone out. She looked him right in the eyes and asked, with a tilted head and child-like way, "Do you think you'll look like him or sexier when you get to that age?"

"…HOW THE HELL SHOULD I KNOW"

Meanwhile…

"SIR! We've just received word that…"

"The moment has come?"

"Y-yes sir. We found…"

"Excellent. First, proceed with the usual regulations. We shall see what fate beholds for us this time,"

— looked out the window with a silver star-lined telescope and watched the town's rim,

"My darling—"

In town…

"…Zoro! Calm down already! Geez, I was just asking a question!"

"Well it was a very stupid question!" he whispered with a glare.

"I just wanted to know if you ever thought about what would happen to you when you got older."

"It didn't sound like that was all you were interested in!"

"Why? What are you talking about?"

"What you were talking about!"

"But I was just asking—"

"NO ONE USES THE WORD 'SEXY' WHEN REFERRING TO AN OLD MAN!"

"…Could you say that any louder?" Nami pointed out while pointing to something behind him.

Zoro turned around quickly, not giving a damn who it was, until he saw she was basically pointing to the whole East population of the town. Gulp…

After a little cool down time, Zoro roughly grabbed Nami's hand with a grip that clearly said 'say-anything-and-you're-in-for-it'. So, she kept her mouth shut as Zoro dragged her past the crowd and onward into the island's territory. They walked for a minute like that before Zoro finally heard Nami's groans of pain reach his ears. Since they were past the crowd, he, and even if they weren't he still would've, turned around at record speed and examined her wrist, bringing it up to his eye level. Her wrist was red for about an inch and a half down. His fingers were almost perfectly traced on her skin. What was once peachy-crème was now fish-gut red.

"D-don't worry about it!" Nami exclaimed as she smacked his grip off of her arm, which wasn't hard since he was holding it as if it was a feather, "It doesn't hurt! I was just trying to get free! I'm okay, really. So relax already. You're giving me the creeps with that look. Besides, now we're even! Oka—"

"How is this…arg…c-hmm? Hmm," something seemed to catch Zoro's attention, "C'mon. Let's find a inn." He walked up behind the girl with him and placed an arm around her, placing his hand on her shoulder, and they went off again.

"Z-Zoro! What are you…"

"Ever since I saw that old man, I've been uneasy about this place. Now, I think someone's following us. I know how much you like it here, but it's not settling well with me."

'I can't tell if you're being cautious and paranoid.' She wanted to say to him, but didn't want to start something and make him move his hand. She looked down at what sat on her shoulder and smiled gently, eyes completely relaxed. She unnoticeably brought her body closer to him until he had to place his arm around he hip and she got to rest her head on the side of his chest.

At the Comfort Inn !
(A/N: wher it all began…whoa!)

"Hello! Welcome to the Ro-Tendo(1) Island Comfort Inn. 'R.I.C.I' as people have come to call it. How can I help you two?"

"Hi, we're looking for…" Zoro had no idea.

"…( sigh ) First, we'd just like to know if you have any rooms that hold more than two beds?"

"On the far West side of the building, we have five rooms with four beds. Every other room in the building has only two."

"Hmm…does the four beds room have a couch?"

"Of course, ma'am."

"Does it pull out into a bed?"

"No, ma'am."

"…Can you get an extra pull out mattress brought in?"

"That can defiantly be arranged, but it will cost extra."

"How much?"

"Twenty-five berries per night."

"Twenty-five?"

"…Y-yes." The poor woman behind the counter was frightened by Nami's whining shout.

'Time to show off my haggling skills!' Nami thought proudly, making it evident with the grin she had tried to hide at the side of her jaw.

"We'll pay—"

"That's fine." Zoro piped up.

"WHAT?" Nami contorted loudly.

"…A-alright," the woman turned her attention to the one who wasn't yelling and making her shake.

"We'll also need a room in the same area that has a single bed."

"Sorry, this hotel only has twos and fours of beds."

"Okay, then we'll take one with four and one in the area with two. We won't be needing the extra mattress then."

"Okay then. So you'll have one with four and one with two…That's…one hundred thirteen berries please."

"No WAY!" Nami shouted in protest.

"Here you go." Zoro responded in agreement.

Nami sweat dropped.

The Santoryuu swordsman pulled out his coin sack, that no one knew he had, and gave her the whole thing.

"That's exactly what I've got in there. We'd like our keys please." He held his hand out to the woman in a similar fashion he had to Nami earlier that day. Nami felt something other than blood coarse through her veins, and whatever it was only grew stronger with the sight of her smile after her eyes rolled down his arm.

"Sure thing." Her tone defiantly changed. And it was not to Nami's liking. What dug even further under skin was when the little…walking dead lady gave Zoro the keys to the crew's booked rooms. She placed one of her hands under his and clasped her other hand over his palm, placing the tickets to their rooms ever so gently in his strong hold.

"There you are," she squeezed him one last time to mesmerize his feel before letting go, "Enjoy your stay. If you experience any problems, please be sure to notify me at once, okay?"

"I don't think we'll experience any problems. We won't even be in our rooms until nightfall, and by then," he gave her a darker look, "we won't want anyone entering."

That made both the women blush.

The 'clerk' pouted. "Okay. Enjoy you're stay."

'Ha! Lost your enthusiasm, eh? Wonder why?' Nami wanted stick her tongue out, but Zoro placed his hand on her waist again, pulled her closer almost subconsciously and led her to the rooms that had the matching numbers with their keys.

Once they had turned the corner away from the lobby, Nami pulled away from Zoro and whispered exasperatedly, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? THAT WAS ALL YOUR BERRIES! I COULD'VE HELPED PAY!"

"Oh, I know." He responded with a villainous grin.

"THEN WHY DID YOU DO THAT? WE SHOULD'VE HAGGLED HER SORRY A—"

"'Cause that made us even." He stated emotionlessly as he pulled her back against him.

But as much as she wanted to stay like that, she ripped away again and continued her rant, " AND WHAT'S WITH ALL THIS CLOSENESS ALL OF A SUDDEN? I GET YOU THINK SOMEONE'S FOLLOWING US, BUT…you'd never hold me like that otherwise. And…and only one person can hold me like that." She said sadly with her eyes closed.

"Who?" he asked, still acting empty.

"Hmm…I haven't decided yet. But I know only one, got it?" what started of as a soft, personal idea turned into a rough personal threat.

But as if he didn't hear her, he pulled her close again, making her lose her balance this time form shock, for she thought he wouldn't do that again after what she had said, and caught her.

"Then for the moment, I'm that person. Because…safety first."

Nami, instead of protesting, allowed him to do as he pleased without saying a word.

Later, that afternoon…

After finding their rooms in the 'R.I.C.I.', Nami and Zoro went looking for the crew. They found all three, but some with more ease then others:

Usopp: being yelled at by the local comedy club-they found out his name wasn't 'Yasso the Great'

Sanji: flirting with a fisherman's daughter got him chased right through town, passing the three while exiting the club.

Luffy: …let's just say he almost literally became chop liver when getting lost on a personal field trip.

Nami scolded the three for making the whole crew, especially her, look like an idiot since some people might know her. After an hour of ear-quakes, Nami suggested they go for ice cream. Everyone agreed.
They found a vendor down the street and all got:

Nami-Pecan Crunch

Zoro-Caramel Chocolate Swirl

Sanji-Strawberry sprinkles over Vanilla with a cherry on top

Luffy- Rocky Road, Butterscotch, Cookies 'n' Cream and…some multi-color flavor

Usopp-Ch—

"WAIT!" Nami yelled for the xth time that day. They 'scolded ones' plugged their ears, not being able to take anymore.

"Wha?" Luffy asked with swirly eyes.

"We forgot about CHOPPER!"

The whole crew stared at each other blankly, blinked three times and raced for the East docking zone.

When they arrived…

"HEY! WHO ARE YOU GUYS? AND WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING TO OUR BOAT?" Zoro yelled as he began to undo the knot of his bandana.

The men who were trespassing on the S.S. Merry Go looked up and revealed their identities.

"Hey look! Those hats say their part of the Navy!" Usopp stated the obvious.

"Did you steal those hats or are they rightfully yours?" Sanji called to them once he puffed another puff of smoke.

"They are. And I'm guessing this is your vessel?" The tallest of them asked, assuming he was their chief leader.

"Depends on your reasoning behind your question and what you'd want with the owners." Zoro mumbled out while finishing the wrap-around of the cloth on his head.

The whole swab of men jumped onto the dock right away, causing Zoro to get into his stance, and stood in a formation of three lines with 'Jolly Green Giant' at the front of the middle row. Zoro seemed to be the only one to notice, but the last man in the last row ran off the dock and headed West along the beach.

Suddenly, when the crew's attention returned to the Navy men once again, the weirdest thing happened.

They heard drums and a trumpet.

All of them gave a questionable look at first, but their jaws dropped when the Navy started…doing the disco to the music! Then the ring leader came forward and…

"Where can you find pleasure

Search the world for treasure

Learn about(2) technology

Where can you begin to make your dreams all come true

On the land or on the sea

Where can you learn to fly

Play in sports and skin dive

Study oceanography

Sign of for the big band

Or sit in the grandstand

When your team and others meet"

The music just got louder, the crew was still frozen to the spot, and they went on.

"In the navy

Yes, you can sail the seven seas

In the navy

Yes, you can put your mind at ease

In the navy

Come on now, people, make a stand

In the navy, in the navy

Can't you see we need a hand

In the navy

Come on, protect the motherland

In the navy

Come on and join your fellow man

In the navy

Come on people, and make a stand

In the navy, in the navy, in the navy (in the navy)

They want you, they want you

They want you as a new recruit"

"NO way! I'm gonna be King of the…"

"If you like adventure

Don't you wait to enter

The recruiting office fast

Don't you hesitate

There is no need to wait

They're signing up new seamen fast

Maybe you are too young

To join up today

Bout don't you worry 'bout a thing

For I'm sure there will be

Always a good navy

Protecting the land and sea

"In the Navy…"

"NO! NO MORE! The crew just wanted it to end! There was just too many pirouettes and disco-ing Navy men, even though disco hadn't been invented yet!

"MAKE IT STOP!" The crew pleaded.

But they continued to go on and on, until…

"HALT!" someone screamed, which echoed off the walls of the town.

'Thank GOD!' The S.S. Merry Go crew thought in unison.

But their happiness soon faded into confusion again when suddenly they heard,

"Can it truly be? Is that sweet and darling Nami-chan?"

Without turning around, that made Roronoa Zoro uneasy, he felt…threatened.

"Yes, it's me I'ki'(3). It's good to-WHOA!"

That made Zoro want to kill.


Author Notes:

(1) Rotendo- it means royal paradise

(2) "Learn about technology"- I had to change it. The original was "Learn science technology" and I don't think that fits well with the "One Piece" atmosphere, y'know?

(3) I'ki' stands for:
Ito- I WUNT TELL! ;) It's a secret! I'ki' will reveal what that means in a later chapter.
Kaiji- delight. He sounds it, doesn't he?

HOPE U ENJOYD!

Check chpt. 3 cumin soon!

Sry, no preview dis time!

Ja ne!